SBI Small Cap Fund Vs HDFC Small Cap Fund

SBI Small Cap Fund and HDFC Small Cap Fund both form part of small-cap Mutual Fund schemes. Small cap funds are the ones who invest their corpus in shares of companies having corpus amount of less than INR 500 crores. Small Cap means 251st company onwards in terms of full Market capitalization. These schemes have a high-risk and are considered good Income earners in the long-run. Small-cap schemes generally have a low share price thereby; individuals can purchase larger quantities of these shares. Though both SBI Small Cap Fund Vs HDFC Small cap Fund belong to the same category yet; they differ on various parameters such as NAV, performance, and so on. So, let us understand the differences between both the schemes.

SBI Small Cap Fund (Erstwhile SBI Small & Midcap Fund)

SBI Small Cap Fund (earlier known as SBI Small & Midcap Fund) was launched in the year 2013. The fund seeks to provide investors with a long-term Capital growth along with the liquidity of an open-ended scheme by Investing in a well-diversified basket of equity stocks of small cap companies. As an investment strategy, the SBI Small Cap Fund follows a blend of growth and value style of investing. The scheme uses S&P BSE Small Cap Index as its benchmark. The current fund manager of the scheme is R Srinivasan. Some of the top holdings of the scheme as on 31/05/2018 are CCIL-Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (CBLO), Westlife Development LTD, Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd, Hawkins Cookers Ltd, etc.

HDFC Small Cap Fund

HDFC Small Cap Fund is an open-ended Mutual Fund scheme offered by HDFC Mutual Fund under small cap category. This scheme was launched on April 03, 2008. The objective of the scheme is to generate capital growth in the long-term by primarily investing in shares of small-cap companies. The scheme uses Nifty Small Cap 100 as its benchmark index to construct its Portfolio. It also uses NIFTY 50 as an additional index. The fund managers managing the HDFC Small Cap Fund are Mr. Chirag Setalvad and Mr. Rakesh Vyas. As on June 30, 2018, some of the top holdings of HDFC Small Cap Fund’s portfolio consisted of NIIT Technologies, Aurobindo Pharma, Firstsource Solutions, Sharda Cropchem, etc.

SBI Small Cap Fund Vs HDFC Small Cap Fund

Though both SBI Small Cap Fund and HDFC Small cap Fund belong to the same category of small-cap funds yet, there exists differences between both the schemes. So, let us understand the differences between both the schemes that are divided into four sections, namely- Basics Section, Performance Section, Yearly Performance Section, and Other Details Section.

Basics Section

The basics section is the first one in the comparison of both the schemes. The parameters that form part of this scheme includes scheme category, Fincash Ratings, and Current NAV. To begin with the scheme category, it can be said that both the schemes belong to the same category, that is, equity small-cap. With respect to Fincash Ratings, it can be said that HDFC Small cap Fund is rates as 4-Star Fund, whereas SBI Small Cap Fund is rated as 5-Star Fund. Coming to the comparison of Net Asset Value, the NAV of HDFC Small Cap Fund as on 19th July, 2018 was INR 42.387, and the NAV of SBI Small Cap Fund was INR 49.9695. The table given below summarizes the comparison of both the schemes.

Performance Section

The performance section compares the Compounded Annual Growth Rate or CAGR between both the schemes. This CAGR is compared at different time intervals, namely, 3 Month Return, 6 Month Return, 3 Year Return, 5 Year Return, and Return Since Inception. A holistic comparison of both the schemes shows that both the schemes have performed differently. In some instance SBI Small Cap Fund has performed better, while in some cases HDFC Small Cap Fund has performed well. The summary comparison of performance section is tabulated as follows.

Yearly Performance Section

This section deals with the absolute returns generated by both the funds in each year. In this case, we can see that there is a difference in the performance of both the schemes. In many situations, SBI Small Cap Fund has performed better than HDFC Small Fund. The yearly performance of both the funds is tabulated as follows.

Other Details Section

This is the last section in the comparison of both the funds. In this section, the parameters such as AUM, Minimum SIP and Lumpsum Investment, and Exit Load are compared. To begin with the minimum SIP investment, both the schemes have the same monthly SIP amounts, i.e., INR 500. Similarly, in case of minimum lumpsum investment, the amount for both the schemes are same i.e, INR 5,000. Coming to the AUM, the AUM of HDFC Small Cap Fund as on 30th June 2018 was INR 4,143 crores and the AUM of SBI Small Cap Fund was INR 792 crores. The table given below summarizes the other details for both the schemes.

Growth of 10k Investments over the years